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Parents of Disabled children/young people & Direct Payments LETS CHAT!!!!!!

Created 11 months ago by upsydaisy

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by upsydaisy

Have you enjoyed the direct payments route? After 1and a half years I finally got to the point of no return!!! and eventually got through the minefield of social services!! Should this valuable choice be available to everyone? or just the chosen few? Surely there is a fairer way of receiving services that you are genuinely entitled to??

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upsydaisy

hi perhaps ive been unlucky in the d p route i find the whole system frustrating and mind boggling! its hard enough coping with a child with a disability juggling appointments, meetings etc then when you have completely warn yourself out and cant cope anymore a clever person then decides you are entitled to d p because you are close to a break down! perhaps its time our government thought that perhaps prevention is better than cure not that im ungrateful i just feel maybe this valuable part of the system should be available to all !!!

Posted June 21st, 2011 22:29

sharon

Has anyone had any experience of using Church House in Kingswood?

Posted June 14th, 2011 10:12

sharon

Hi Ive been using dp for about 5 years now, at first the paperwork did seem lots of extra work but when you get used to it it becomes easier and internet banking has sped things up a lot. I like the control of managing your own support but employing carers is extremely difficult. I now use it for mostly agency hours which is easier. I also found that its a good route to getting more care and support for your child as their needs change. It would be much harder to get the extra support especially at times of crisis without dp. Hope this helps

Posted June 14th, 2011 10:10

aspiemum

Hi. Been receiving DP for three ish years now. Caring for 11 year old son. I’m a lone parent. I am grateful but dont feel like it’s enough. I’m not sure of the requirements to get DP so couldn’t comment as to if it’s a fair system or not. Be good to chat if anyone out there would like to

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aspiemum

Posted June 13th, 2011 10:41

VY

Absolutely!

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val yellow

Posted May 25th, 2011 11:05

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